Vocab Unit 3

Question 0

Acculturation

Answer 0

The modification of the social patterns, traits or structures of one group or society by contact with those of another; the resultant blend

Question 1

Abominate

Answer 1

To have an intense dislike or hatred for someone

Question 2

Adventitious

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Resulting from chance rather than from an inherent cause or character; accidental, not essential

Question 3

Ascribe

Answer 3

To assign or refer to, attribute

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Circuitous

Answer 4

Roundabout, not direct

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Commiserate

Answer 5

To sympathize, have pity

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Enjoin

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To direct or order, to prescribe a course of action in an authoritative way, to prohibit

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Expedite

Answer 7

To make easy, cause to progress faster

Question 8

Expiate

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I make amends for, to make up for, to avert

Question 9

Ferment

Answer 9

A state of great excitement, agitation or turbulence. To be in or work in such a state; to produce alcohol by chemical action

Question 10

Inadvertent

Answer 10

Resulting from or marked by lack of attention; unintentional, accidental

Question 11

Nominal

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Existing in name only not real; to small to be considered or taken seriously

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Noncommittal

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Not decisive or definite, unwilling to take a clear position or to say yes or no

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Peculate

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To steal something that has been given into ones trust; to take improperly for ones own use

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Proclivity

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A natural or habitual inclination or tendency (esp. If human character or behavior)

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Sangfroid

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Composure or coolness, especially in trying circumstances

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Seditious

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Resistant to lawful authority, having the purpose of overthrowing an established government

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Tenuous

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Thin, slender, both dense, lacking clarity or sharpness of slight importance or significance, lacking a sound basis poorly supported

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Vitriolic

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Butter, sarcastic, highly caustic, or biting (like a string acid)

Question 19

Wheedle

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To use coaxing or flattery to gain some desired end